PHOTO: Chief Scott Hamilton speaks at State of the Police Department event Austell Police Chief Scott Hamilton issued the following statement about his resignation from the department: To: Whom It…
PHOTO: Police Chief Scott Hamilton at the State of the Police address in January of 2023 .. Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier Orrin Scott Hamilton, the first Black Chief of Police…
This is an evergreen article we republish occasionally, often expanded with added material. It began as part of a series called Cobb County history through documents The article reprints the…
[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] I’ve been sorting through the…
The Cobb Chamber’s South Cobb Area Council has named its 2024 Citizens of the Year, recognizing three community advocates for their contributions to South Cobb’s districts. The recipients were Quintasha…
Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from the ribbon-cutting for a Habitat for Humanity house in Austell: The Habitat For Humanity celebrated the ribbon cutting at their new…
By Mark Woolsey Stopping by Kayla Stubbs’ fledgling Austell dance school, Dancer’s Dreamhouse, reveals kids and teens in leotards learning and practicing their moves under her watchful and patient eye….
The National Weather Service flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell, affecting nearby parts of Cobb County and Douglas County continues Sunday morning, September 29. The flooding is expected to…
Major flooding is expected on Sweetwater Creek in Cobb County and Douglas County. The National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning on Saturday September 28 that will remain in effect…
By Larry Felton Johnson I’m going to do this introduction in first-person, because I want to make a personal observation about the story I’ve reprinted below. There are references in…